Hong Kong lifts curbs on property market, to spend more on tourism
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government is lifting some curbs on property deals after home prices fell to a…
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They’re a path to becoming governor, but attorney general jobs are now a destination, too
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Rather than trying to keep their seats in Congress, two of North Carolina’s U.S. representatives are vying for…
Continue ReadingThree slain Minnesota first responders are honored as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three Minnesota first responders who were gunned down while responding to a report of a…
Continue ReadingStates promise to help disabled kids. Why do some families wait a decade or more?
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The parents of hundreds of thousands of U.S. children with physical or intellectual disabilities…
Continue ReadingTexas man who long claimed innocence is executed for the slayings of 2, including cousin
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who had long claimed his conviction more than 20 years…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean factories making arms for Russia are ‘operating at full capacity,’ South Korea says
By Yoonjung Seo and Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s munitions factories are “operating at full capacity” to…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s likely next president made 4-star general despite links to alleged human rights abuses
By EDNA TARIGAN and ACHMAD IBRAHIM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has awarded an honorary four-star…
Continue ReadingFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer says a recommended sentence of 100 years in prison for the…
Continue ReadingMany in Iran are frustrated by unrest and poor economy. Parliament elections could see a low turnout
By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be…
Continue ReadingA key witness in the Holly Bobo murder trial is recanting his testimony, court documents show
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Court documents show that the star trial witness in the killing of a 20-year-old nursing…
Continue ReadingUS asylum measure aimed at curbing claims has limited impact given strained border budget
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. asylum officers were instructed nearly a year ago to apply a higher screening standard…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Zelenskyy pleads for more ammunition at Albania summit of southeastern European nations
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Ukraine’s president is pleaded for more ammunition to repel Russia as he co-hosts a…
Continue ReadingA small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A small drone has flown inside one of the damaged reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi…
Continue ReadingAt a mountain resort with no real snow, skiing faces a total wipe-out
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Photography by Fiona Sibbett, CNN Campo Felice, Italy (CNN) — Just an hour’s drive from Rome, local skiers have…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Michigan primaries
CNN By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their respective primaries in Michigan on Tuesday, but a…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 28: Presidential race, Texas wildfires, Immigration, Middle East, IVF treatments
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A few years ago, NASA intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if the impact would…
Continue ReadingRedmond police, state investigating claims by former, current staff against assisted living facility
A 108-unit residential care facility in Redmond is being investigated by local police and the state. More than two-dozen current and former employees…
Continue ReadingAustralian state orders 30,000 people to evacuate due to ‘catastrophic’ fire risk
By Kathleen Magramo and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters in Australia are battling a huge blaze that has forced the evacuation of tens…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean and US troops will begin major exercises next week in response to North Korean threats
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean and U.S. troops will begin their expanded annual military drills next week…
Continue Reading1 person injured when Hawaii tour helicopter crashes on remote Kauai beach
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — One person was injured when a tour helicopter crashed on a remote beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The Kauai Fire…
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